Improvement in barrel-washing machines



UNITED STATES JONATHAN PEAGOGK, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARREL-WASHING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 53,77, dated March 13, 1866.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. J. PEACOCK, of Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Barrel-lashing Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following` is a full and complete description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, mal;- ing a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a top view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a sectional view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the different views.

My improvement relates to a machine for washing barrels, as hereinafter described.

A represents the platform of the machine, from which extend up at the ends and middle standards B B". The upper portion of the cud standards, B, is made ot plates a a. The plates a at the top are attached to the ends of a trough, E, as shown in Fig. 3, and the plates c turned underneath the trough and secured to it, whereby the trough is firmly supported in place, and can readily be detached at any time. The bottom of the trough extends out at each side, formingshelves b b.

G and I) are revolving frames arranged between the end and middle standards, that consist of rails cl cl and e, two above and one below, as seen in Fig. 4, which fit into flanges d at the ends, formed on head-pieces F. In the outside of the flanges are slots e', (shown in Fig. 4,) that screws projecting from the ends of the rails pass through, and are secured by screw-bolts t', whereby the rails can be adjusted up or down and iirmly secured. The ends of the rails are bound round with metal on the upper and under sides and ends, as represented. There are screws with handles d secured to them, that screw through the ends of the flanges onto the rails, whereby when the end screws are loosened they can be adjusted either way.

To the rail e are connected handscrewsj', the screws of which pass through the rail, and on the endis secured aclamp, g, that is screwed up close against the barrel to hold it in place between the clamp and rails d, and by means of which the distance between them can be gaged to suit the size of the barrel.

The revolving fram es are supported between the standards by means of shafts J J J, that have theirbearings in the standards. 0n the shaft J there is a pulley, I, to which the driving power is connected th at revolves the frames.

I' is a loose pulley'on the shaft that the belt can be adjusted onto when itis desired to stop the rotation of the frames. 0n the shaft J', between the head F and standard B', is a wheel, l', that has four holes in it, as seen at It in Fig. 3, which is a similar wheel on the shaft J. A spring-catch, h, pivoted to the head at n. lits into these holes, whereby the revolving frame D can be turned round and secured in a crosswise position to the frame C, if desired. In the trough E on the bottom is a metallic slide, H, that slides back and forth by means ofslots in the slide,(noted by the dotted linesin Fig.l,)through which a screw,u, projects upward from the bottom ofthe trough, on which there are thumbscrews u', that are screwed down upon the slide, whereby it can be held more or less closely upon the bottom. There are holes in the slide, as seen at m, and also through the bottom ofthe trough, that hose on are connected with underneath the trough, which extends down through a guide, P, hung at the ends to the standard-plates a a by arms l, so that it can be moved either way, forming a hose-lifter, whereby the hose can all be removed froin the barrels at one time or inserted in them.

In the middle of the trough there is a partition, E', with an opening in the lower part,

over which there is a spring-valve, R, that is held on the opening, closing it by means of the spring o, extending over the top of the partition and pressing at the end against the handle of the valve. The valve is held open by adjusting the lever p on the catch 0, as noted by the dotted lines.

T is a shifter, extending across the top of the trough, that is connected to the slide H, by which the slide is moved back and forth, openving or closing the holes in the bottom of the trough.

The valve is held open by adjusting the lever p on the catch o, for the purpose of allowing the water to run from one end of the trough into the other, and so that there can be a different quantity of water in the two sections by opening and closing the valve accordingly.

There are index-plates VV on one side of the trough for gagng the quantity of water accordin g to the size ofthe barrels.

The manner in which this machine as constructed operates is as follows: The barrels to be washed are placed in the revolving frames between the rails d, that come near the ends of the barrels, and the clamps g in the center on the under side, which can be turned up, by means of the hand-screwsf, so as to hold the barrels securely in place. The rails d e, by means of slots in the ends of the flanges and screws, can be adjusted nearer or farther from each other, according to the size of the barrel. The dis# tance is also adjusted by means of the handscrewsf. Then the barrels are put in place in the frames, the hose are adjusted into the bung-holes, that side ot' the barrel being uppermost. It' the barrels are the same size in both frames the same quantity of water is allowed to run into each lend of the trough through the valve, the slide H being first adjusted so as to close the openings into the hose.

When the desired amount ot' water, as indicated by the index-plates V, has run into the trough, the slide is moved back, opening the holes so that the water runs through the hose into the barrels. The hose are then removed from the barrels by the lifter P, and the holes bunged up, when the frames can be revolved, throwing the water all round on the inside of the barrels, thoroughly cleansing them in a short time. The hose-lifter is held up on either side, out of the way ot' the revolving frames, by the spring-catches y. (Shown in Fig. 3.)

Different-sized barrels can be placed in the frames-for instance, half or quarter barrels in one frame and whole barrels in the other-and the required amount of water to wash each, respectively, allowed to run into them by means ofthe partition E and valve, for the valve can be held open, as before stated, until water to wash the barrels in one frame has run into that end of the trough and then closed, when the other end of the trough is supplied with water, according to the size of the barrels in the other frame. By means of the wheel k and spring-catch h, after the barrels in the frame D have been filled with the desired quantity of water to wash them and .banged up, the

trame can be turned and secured so that the barrels in this frame will be crosswise in their position to the barrels in the other frame, that as the trames revolve they will balance each other better.

There can be any number of frames connected together and operated by the same power, and the rails can be such a length as to contain any desired number ot' barrels, one or more.

By disengagiug the spring-catch from the wheel or disk lo, the frame D could be stationary while the frame C is revolving, so that one or more frames in this way could be at rest for inserting or removing barrels while the others are revolving, thus facilitating the operatlon.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement of the revolving frame or frames provided with head-plates F and adjusting-screws d and z', in combination with the clamp-screwsfg, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The arrangement ofthe wheel 7c and springcatch h, in combination with the head-plates F and revolving frames, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The hose-lifter P, in combination with the water-trough, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The slide H, shifter Tand spring-valve lt, in combination with the trough and index, as and for the purpose speciiied.

JONATHAN PEACOGK.

Witnesses:

CHAs. L. BURPEE, BENJ. H. WrrWER. 

